Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Brookville, Indiana
Honored By
Connor K. Salm, Jr.
Relationship
Boyhood Friend
SERIAL NUMBER: 35568410. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS. ENTERED SERVICE NOVEMBER 29, 1942. MEMBER OF COMPANY I, 119TH INFANTRY, 30TH DIVISION. LANDED IN FRANCE ONE WEEK AFTER D-DAY. WAS FATALLY WOUNDED BY MACHINE-GUN FIRE ON JULY 11, 1944 IN ACTION ALONG THE VIRE RIVER NEAR ST. LO, NORMANDY. DIED OF THESE WOUNDS ON JULY 14, 1944.